Wall or recess bed.



R. H. ANDERSON.

' WALL 0R RECESS BEIM y APPLICATION FILED AUG. za, 191-1.

Patented Jan. 23, 1912. v

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WALL 0R RBGBSS BED.

' APPLICATION FILED 11116.28, 1911. 1,015,376, Patented Jan. 23, 1912.

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Patented Jen. 23,1912.

Minlicattenled August 25,1911. Serial No. @6,32%

To nil whoinglit may concern: 1

ide it lnioh'n that lt, ROBERT H. Assessori., e citizen ot the United States, and d resident ot Sen Diego, in the county ot" Ssn Diego end State of- Celiiornia, have invented certain new endvuseful Improvements in Well' or Recess Beds, of Which the following isis lll - tlieieiior.u l

tllith these and other objects 1n View es specification. My invention relates to Well 'or recess beds edepted to occupy-the space in s. yvell, closet or recess when the hed is not in use, hut which is turned down into e, room when it is desired for use. w

The objects ot the invention are, first, to provide n simple, economical and easily opere-ted bed of' this class, second, to provide one which reqnires only e. smell space when in use und a. minimum of depth of space and s. minimum of spa-ce for entrance into and ont of spice in the Well, recess or closet, third, to provide e bed of this character which cen be readily installed in closets, recresce,` etc., Without special preparation will appesi', invention consists ott certain novel features of. construction, combina.:- tion end arrangement Vof parts as v'will be hereinafter described in detail, and particu-f,

ls-rly set forth in the appended claims,

n reference being had to the accompanying drewings, sind to the characters of reference thereon, which forni a cation, 1n Which:-

Figure 1 1s e sectional View of e recess part of this specifi showing s top View oflny bed and snfperting parte in their positions in seid recess, flfg. 3 is a siniilsr View showing the bed 'in position ready to be turned down for use, Fig. 53 is n sec-tionsl View showing the entrance to the recess with the bed partially turned therein, Fig. e is s side elevational view showing the hed folded up ready to be turned down for use, Fig. 5 is e detail sec- A tionalr view showing s 'portion ci the bed :and the operating niechsnisni in "s` inodiiied torni to that of Fig. l, the bed being in the seine position, Fig. @shows i slightly nioditied iorm cgt the operating mechanism shown in Fig. 2, the bed being. in the saine positioinend Fig, 7 shows s slightly modied :term of the mechanism shown in Fig. 8, the bed being in the saine position.

Similar characters of reference refer to similar parts throughout the severe-l views.

' ln the drawings, numeral 1 represents the recess, or closet in which the bed is placed when notin use, 2 represents e room-in which the bed is used, 3 represents e doorwsy m bet-Ween the recess and room. This doorway is provided Withtwo doors 3 and 3" mounted on the one door jeinb, one on the inner and the other on the outer edge of seid jernb. One door is tor the purpose ofclosing the 65, doorway when the bed is in the recess, and the otheinis for thev purpose of closing the ,doorway when the bed is in the room for use. inthe sideof the doorway centrellyvbetween the tivo doors is pivotally mountedy a. 7@ vertical shaft 4, which is mounted upon e bearing 5, at the bottoni, and held iii-position et the top by .means of bearing y6. This shaft t is provided near the top end bottom with erins 7 whichv ere rigidly et 75 tnched thereto. However, in cese it is desired, the shaft i may be rigidly mounted in` the `position es shown, and the erm 7 may be pivotzilly mounted thereon. Onthe' extended end of arms 7 is pivotally moimted "gg the head freine 12H01t a. folding bed, the'V outer ends otseidjsrxns are provided with vertical extensionsjrndaptcd to lit into holes in said head frame of the bed.' The bed treme 13 is foldably mounted on this heed g5 iframe, and meybe any folding bed frame desired, but I prefer the construction as shown in the ziccoinpanyingv drawings, dele scribed as v follower- The bedA trame iss mounted on` seid head frame, by ineens ot 9o two tension rods 8,'one on each side of seid frame, and'pivotallyetteched at one oil-their ends to said heed rerndnear tl1etop,- and et their other ends tothe bed frame, ,some distance bach.' from the heed end. Neer 9.5 the bottom of seid head :freine are also jpiv'-,y otslly attached two thrust rods 9, Whichgex; tend to andere attached to the bednfienie between the-pivotal rnonntings of rods and the heed end of the bed freine neer the. 10cl bottoni of the bed trarne when down. pivote` elly mounted on said head freine nee-r the top is also rod 10, the extended end 'ofwhich is adapted to hook on 'e pin ,l0a in the bed. frame, for the purpose of holding the bed in 1,05 its. folded position ss'shown best FigLd, but when it is released, it will drop down parsllel with the head frame. AThis bed trame is supported when down by Ineens of legs l1, which are pivotally mounted on 11e said bedjrame. The heed frame l2 is slidably attached to the door 3n bymesn's of lug? 12 slidably mounted on it is attached at the other ymeans of a lug 12b to which is pivotally attached arm 12, which is pivotally attached to lug 3c rigidly attached to door 3b near its outer edge. These connections to the doors are for the purpose of automatically moving the bed frame in and out of the recess by simply opening and closing the doors. When the door 3a is fully opened, the door 3b is closed, and whenthe door 3b is fully opened the door 3 is closed. In order to provide for a narrow doorway between th'e\ recess and room, there is provided a mechanism connected to said shaft 4 and to the doors 3a and 3", the preferable construction of which is shown in Figs. 1, 2, 3, and 4.

Mounted on the shaft 4 near the bottom is -I ,the lug 14 in approximately thesame relawhich is tive position to vsaid shaft as the arm 7. Pivotally mounted on the top side of lug 14 is curved rod 14a which is pivotally 4connected to rod 14b which is pivotally mounted on lug 14'which is rigidly attached to door 3a. On the lower side of said lug 14 and opposite to the mounting of rod 14@ is pivotally` mounted another curved rod 14,d which is pivotally connected to rod 14' pivotally mounted on lug 142 which is rigidly attached to door 3b. These levers are for the purpose of swinging the bed edgewise relatively to the doors after reaching the proper position in its inward and outward movements as shown in Fig. 3, thus allowing the use of a very narrow doorway. j j

. In Figs. 5, 6, and 7 I have shown a modi-. fied construction from that shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 3, for thrusting the bed frame edgewise relatively to the door. In this case a chain 15 is attached at its one end to the lower surface of the door 3a, while the other end is attached to the side of arm 7. On the door 3b is also mounted another -chain 16, which is attached at its one end to lug 16, which is rigidly attached to said door 3b, and the other end is wound around the hub of arm 7, and the extended end thereof is attached to a pin in said hub.'

Though kI have shown and described a particular construction of a bed frame, and its mountings, I do not wish to be limited to this particular bed frame, but desire to use in connection with the mountings, different styles of folding beds, and I do not `wish to y be limited to this particular construction of shifting the bed relatively tothe doors, nor to the pivotal mountings of said bed frame in said doorway, but desire to include in the purview of my invention, the construction substantially set forth in the appended claims, particularly, the position of the pivotal mountings centrally in one side of the doorway. It will be noted here that the door 3a with its attachments and connections to the head, frame, are not necessary to this bedconstruction, but is desirable for the purpose of closing the recess when the bed is in use.

It is, obvious that with the construction as illustrated and described, there is provided a recess yor wall hed that is simple of construction, automatic in its operation with the opening and closing of the doors; that it requires but a minimum of doorway width; that it requires but a minimum recess depth, and further that this hed construction can he installed in closets now in use, having very narrow doorways, without special preparation except for the installing of the parts.

Having thus described my invention,what claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. A wall or recess bed, comprising a vertical shaft mounted centrally in a doorway to one side theretf, horizontal arms rigidly mounted on said haft, a hed frame pivotally mounted on said /horizontal arms, and means connectedto satd bed frame and to said shaft adapted to shift the bed relatively to said pivotal mountings, all substantially as set forth.

2. A wall olrhtecess bed comprising a vertical shaft pivotally mounted on a bearing centrally in the threshold in the one. side of a doorway, horizontal projecting arms each provided with a vertical extension rigidly mounted on said shaft, a bed frame pivotally mounted on said vertical extension, doors for closing said doorway,- and means connected with said doors and said bed frame adapted to shift the bed edgewise relatively to said doorway, all substantially as set forth.

3. A device of the character described, comprising a door frame in the wall of a receptaclefopposite swinging doors hinged on tie samsideof said door frame, a vertical shaft: pivotally mounted centrally and adjacent to the hinged sides of said doors, horizontalfarms rigidly mounted on said shaft, abed `frame pivotally mounted on said horizontal arms, .curved lever means connecting with said shaft, with said doors and with said bed frame for shifting said-lied frame edgewise, relatively t o said doors, in its inward and outward movement/in said receptacle, all substantially as setl forth.

4. In combination, a door frame, of a receptacle, doors hinged'at one side of said door frame, a vertical shaft'pivotally mounted centrally and adjacent to the hinged sides of said door-frame, horizontal arms rigidly mounted on said shaft, a bed frame pivotally. mounted .l on said horizontal arms, curved lever means connecting with said shaft, with saidA doors and with said bedframe for shiftin said bed-frame edgewise vrelatively to said oors, in its movement into and out of said receptacle, all substantially as set forth. y

5. In combination with a receptacle'provided with a doorway into said receptacle, of Aa door hinged at one side of said doorway, a vertical shaft pivotally mounted cen` trally and adjacent to the hinged sideof said door, horizontal arms rigidly mounted on said shaft, a bed frame pivotallyV mounted on said horizontal arms, meanS connected with said shaft, with said dwns `and with said bed-frame for shifting said bed-frame edgewise relatively to said door, in its movements into andl outof said receptacle, all substantially as set forth.

G. In combination with a 'receptacle pro vided with a doorway,l of doors hinged at one side of said doorway, a vertical shaft pivotally mounted eentrally'and adj aloent to the hinged sides of said doorway, horizontal `,arms rigidly mounted 011 said shaft, a bedstead head vframe pivotally mounted on said horizontal arms, tension rods pivotally `mounted on said headfframe, a bed-framek pivotally mounted on said tension rods, thrust lrods pivotally mounted on said headframe `and on said hed .frame between and .below said tension rods, a bedframe pivotof said receptaclqvall :slllistantially as set i'orth.

In testimony whereof` l have hereunto subfserilwd my name in the presente of two subscribing witnesses.

ROBERT H. Witnesses:

- A'BRAM B. BOWMAN, GEORGE J. ll'U'rrNo.

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